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  • ACCC to strangle spammers

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is being "proactive" in the international fight to put a stranglehold on spam, according to Acting Chairman Sitesh Bhojani.

  • Australia coordinates spam scam sweep

    Consumer protection agencies around the world are gearing up in the next 48 hours for an international assault on scams in spam on the Internet.

  • ACCC scrutinises search engine ad placements

    Advertisement placement policies of Web directories and search engines serving the Australian market, have fallen under the scrutiny of the competition and consumer watchdog.

  • Study: Identity theft keeps climbing

    The rate of identity theft-related fraud in the US has risen sharply since 2003, according to Gartner. In Australia, this menace costs billions of dollars in losses per annum.

  • Compensation for misled customers

    An Australian domain name registration company has agreed to pay $250,000 into a compensation trust fund following action from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

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